Israeli Forces Enter UN Training Centre in Occupied East Jerusalem for Second Time in Under a Month | UNRWA

For the second time in less than a month, Israeli forces and municipal officials today forcibly entered the Kalandia Training Centre (KTC), a United Nations facility located in occupied East Jerusalem, disrupting ongoing educational activities and raising renewed concern over the protection of UN premises under international law.

The KTC has been under threat of unlawful seizure by the Israeli authorities for several months. UNRWA has cautioned that this would not only constitute a violation of international law but would also result in an irreplaceable loss of critical vocational education opportunities that the Agency provides under its mandate from the United Nations General Assembly — opportunities on which Palestine Refugee youth rely to build skills, secure employment, and shape their futures.

In October 2025, the International Court of Justice affirmed Israel's obligations to facilitate UNRWA's operations in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. The Agency takes this opportunity to remind the Government of Israel of the Court's determination: